Krichev (air base)
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Krichev is a military air base in the
Soviet Air Defence Force, hosted by the 28th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 2nd Air Defence Corps, Moscow Air Defence District.[1]
History
Krichev had been observed by 1957 by Western
USSR still operating the Su-9 but its facilities were being upgraded,[3] and it received the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
(NATO: Foxbat) in the mid-1980s.
The base was closed in 1993, after the Cold War, and the aviation regiment was disbanded.[4] All the buildings were razed to the ground; little remains except for the overgrown runway.[5]
References
- ^ "28th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO". Ww2.dk. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SURVEY 26; SOVIET UNION; TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS, May 1957, CREST: CIA-RDP01-00707R000200090035-8, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
- ^ a b PHASEOUT OF FISHPOT IN APVO STRANYY AIRFIELDS USSR, February 1, 1981, CREST: CIA-RDP81T00380R000100980001-5, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC.
- ^ Взлетные полосы ждут своего часа. (in Russian). www.sb.by. Jul 25, 2013.
- ^ "Взлетные полосы ждут своего часа". Беларусь сегодня (in Russian). Издательский дом "Беларусь сегодня". 2013-07-25. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-19.